diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 6d67fa899..af335578c 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ CCAS="$CC"
 AC_SUBST(CCAS)
 CCASFLAGS=""
 AC_SUBST(CCASFLAGS)
-_AM_IF_OPTION([no-dependencies],, [_AM_DEPENDENCIES(OBJC)])
+dnl _AM_IF_OPTION([no-dependencies],, [_AM_DEPENDENCIES(OBJC)])
 
 dnl The alpha architecture needs special flags for binary portability
 case "$target" in